Water-blocking vent panel and air filter therefor

a vent panel and filter technology, applied in the direction of filtration separation, electrical apparatus casing/cabinet/drawer, separation process, etc., can solve the problems of inability to keep out dust and moisture, adversely affect the air flow into the cabinet, and/or may be expensive to manufacture, and the effect of inconvenient cleaning

a vent panel and filter technology, applied in the direction of filtration separation, electrical apparatus casing/cabinet/drawer, separation process, etc., can solve the problems of inability to keep out dust and moisture, adversely affect the air flow into the cabinet, and/or may be expensive to manufacture, and the effect of inconvenient cleaning

US20100015904A1Inactive Publication Date: 2010-01-21COMMSCOPE INC
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[0021]The present invention now is described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which embodiments of the invention are shown. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art.

[0022]Like numbers refer to like elements throughout. In the figures, the thickness of certain lines, layers, components, elements or features may be exaggerated for clarity.

[0023]The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belon...

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Abstract

A housing includes a wall having an aperture and a vented panel, the vented panel including a first wall having a first side and a second side and an opening, a second wall having a first side, a second side facing the first wall first side and an opening, and a panel interior, the housing further including an air filter having an inner side and an outer side relative to the interior mounted against the second wall first side over the second wall opening with the filter inner side facing the housing interior, a water dam mounted along the filter bottom portion at the filter inner side, the water dam being higher than any water barrier mounted along the filter bottom portion outer side, whereby, any water reaching the filter bottom is substantially prevented from draining into the housing interior. Also an air filter usable in the housing.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present invention claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 081,103, filed Jul. 16, 2008, the entire contents of which is hereby incorporated by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention is directed toward a vented panel and to a filter configured to reduce water passage through the vented panel, and more specifically, toward a vented panel and a filter configured to drain any water accumulating in a bottom portion of the filter in a given direction.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Outdoor cabinets for housing telecommunication and / or electrical equipment are known, which cabinets may include vents for allowing air into or out of the housing to cool the equipment contained therein. Many cabinets include an access opening covered by a door or panel, and it is known to provide ventilation openings, sometimes partially covered by a plurality of louvers, in the panel. Other times, ventilation openi...

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Application Information

Patent Timeline
21 Jan 2010
Publication
US20100015904A1
IPC
H05K5/00; B01D46/00
CPC
B01D46/0005; B01D46/10; H05K7/20181; B01D2279/45; H05K5/0213; B01D2265/024; H05K5/0214
Inventors
YEH, JOSEPH; PALASZEWSKI, STEPHEN